Luba is fundraising to honor

Mary Sasowski.

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I grew up an only child. Sometimes even a lonely child, especially after my father passed away when I was 13 years old. After the passing of my Father, my mother became my closest friend. She was an immigrant to this country at the age of 30; she was stubborn, very hard working and the life of any party she joined. I learned from her by example. She taught me to be strong, independent and always laugh. She was and still is my world and I was always hers.

My Mother and I had to reverse our roles over the past 8 years; whereas she became the child and I the mother. As she slipped further and further in to her Dementia, I become her caretaker and mother until the end. She’s passed away 2 days after her 73rd birthday. Her mind deteriorated rapidly in front of my eyes. She was once a strong independent mentor that was slowly being consumed by a world filled with her plastic baby doll and endless coloring books. She was a lost soul acting like a child confused by her familiar surroundings and angry when things became too confusing. Dementia was her diagnoses with no known cure. I had to accept that she was never going to be the woman I once strived to become, the woman who was always my world, a woman who passed away not knowing where she was or who she was. She basically deteriorated in to the baby she once was, born back in Poland, helpless and unaware.

Being that there is currently no cure for Dementia and or Alzheimer’s as of yet, means we all need to pitch in and aid research in the quest to cure these dreadful diseases. This disease robs families of their potential, robs family members of their lives and drains your emotions and energy on so many levels. We at WAX have joined forces with the Alzheimer's Association in raising money for the research of Alzheimer’s and Dementia in hopes of raising awareness and ending this battle effecting families everywhere. There is still so much unknown about these diseases and without that knowledge, a cure can’t be discovered.

Many of our clients, partners and friends have seen and met Mary in our WAX stores. She usually sat there in the waiting area thinking she was working alongside her daughter, coloring and caring for her plastic baby doll. She would usually break out into a song, hug our customers or simply speak in her first language, Polish to clients checking out. I personally want to thank all of you that have been so understanding and kind towards her during the last years of her life. It made the last moments of her life memorable even though her memory had already faded.

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The Alzheimer's Association is the largest nonprofit voluntary health organization dedicated to accelerating the progress in prevention, cure and living with Alzheimer's disease. The Alzheimer's Association is incorporated as a single 501(c)(3) entity. Learn More.

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